I love the game, and I love to compete, but I am not obsessed with the struggle. - Magnus Carlsen

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I love the game, and I love to compete, but I am not obsessed with the struggle.

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About Magnus Carlsen

Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster who is currently the number one ranked player in the world. In January 2010 he became the seventh player ranked number one in the world on the official FIDE rating list.

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Native Name: Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen
Alternative Names: Magnus Øen Carlsen
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I said, ‘I'll change tomorrow if that's okay, I just didn't even realize it today,’ but they said, ‘Well, you have to change now,’ and, well, at that point it became, you know, a bit of a matter of principle for me. [...] And yeah, so here we are.
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I'm certainly somebody who hopes for more 960 in classical format because I feel like 960 is not that suited to rapid and blitz because you're just gonna play too poorly. You're just gonna have absolutely no clue, but if you actually have time to sit down and think for half an hour on your first five moves, then maybe you can get some more understanding of the game.
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